I Am Scouted by Real Madrid

Chapter 539: Chapter 25: Banners and Fortune

The news that the German genius with the ’Big Eyes,’ who shone brightly in the 2010 World Cup, broke his leg in a meaningless group match became the headline after this round of matches.

People quickly turned their attention to Real Madrid, wanting to know how they would handle such a ’problem’ player.

After the World Cup, many teams wanted to sign the Big Eyes. At one point, he was close to joining Barcelona, but because Guardiola was on vacation, he ended up being moved by the sincerity of Mourinho at Real Madrid.

After joining the team, the Big Eyes’ performance was only average, even somewhat poor.

This led many Real Madrid fans to have complaints about the Big Eyes.

Following this injury, many people speculate that the Big Eyes will likely be placed on the transfer market by Real Madrid. After all, if they want to find a replacement for Chen Zhong, Granero and Parejo could barely fill the role.

If that doesn’t work, changing to another tactical approach when Chen Zhong is not present isn’t out of the question.

After the match, Chen Zhong, as captain and MVP of the game, was interviewed by the media.

The reporter, after praising Chen Zhong’s performance in the match, inquired about the future of the Big Eyes.

It’s known that before joining Real Madrid, the Big Eyes made some controversial statements, and many people thought that Chen Zhong might have complaints about him.

However, when discussing the Big Eyes’ injury, Chen Zhong said: ”It’s not my business to handle these matters; the coach will have his own ideas. But I believe Real Madrid won’t terminate a player’s contract just because of an injury. We signed him to a six-year long-term contract, and there are extension clauses after the contract ends.”

After Chen Zhong finished speaking, people had various interpretations of his words, but generally, there were two types: conspiracy theory and result theory.

The conspiracy theorists, mostly ’Chen Hei,’ believed Chen Zhong’s words weren’t meant to help the Big Eyes but to harm him. After all, at this age, he needs to play more, but he’s become a substitute for Chen Zhong with less playing time.

If this continues, who will know who the Big Eyes is in six years?

As the saying goes, ’A tree dies if moved, and a person thrives if relocated.’

He might as well be like Baptista and Soldado, going to other clubs to guarantee ample playing time and find a different path to success.

Chen Zhong also went to Milan on loan for half a season, didn’t he?

The result theorists naturally praised Chen Zhong from all angles.

After the match, Mourinho also had an interview. In recent games, under Mourinho’s leadership, Real Madrid has been sweeping opponents like a tornado. People initially thought that this madman would get carried away.

But in response to the reporters’ questions, Mourinho calmly stated: ”The team’s current situation is very good. At this time, fans usually selectively forget some issues and can easily get carried away, but we must remain calm. Players can’t be too complacent.”

When discussing the upcoming King’s Cup, Mourinho didn’t hold back, saying directly: ”We will rotate the squad; I will give some players opportunities in the King’s Cup against Murcia.”

”Such as Benzema!”

”Benzema is a thoughtful player, but his attitude issues have once dissatisfied me.”

”I hope he doesn’t behave like a kitten on the field.”

A reporter raised a question, asking why Chen Zhong wouldn’t play.

Mourinho laughed and said: ”Chen is still a child; he can’t play a match every three days.”

”In the next three days, not only him, but Alonso and Cavaleiro will also get rest and not participate in the King’s Cup.”

Lastly, Mourinho commented on their recent victories. Regarding Real Madrid’s successive wins, he said: ”No matter how many goals we score, I like winning, and the more, the better.”

”When players enjoy the game, they don’t feel tired. Of course, big victories won’t happen every game; there will be 1-0, 0-0, and even losses.”

”When we lose, we can’t afford to repeat the same mistakes in the next match. When we achieve a big win, we can still approach the game with a serious attitude and intensity, which is what I like, so I’m pleased with the players’ performance today.”

Similarly, recently Cristiano Ronaldo has drawn media attention for scoring four goals in one game for the first time in his career.

Before this, whether in the Premier League or La Liga, he had only ever scored hat-tricks.

At Manchester United, he scored a hat-trick once in the 2007-08 season during Manchester United’s 6-0 win against Newcastle, where he scored three of the goals.

Then last season, against Mallorca, Cristiano Ronaldo also achieved a hat-trick.

And recently, in the match against Santander Athletic, Cristiano Ronaldo’s four goals thrilled his supporters, who believe that if Real Madrid builds the attack around the Portuguese, he will become a more outstanding ’Terminator’ than Chen Zhong.

Thus, Chen Zhong can focus more on the midfield.

Many media outlets, seeing C. Ronaldo’s recent goals for both club and country, began to evaluate, claiming that Cristiano Ronaldo’s current greatest attribute is his finishing ability.